State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to host town hall on youth crime
Residents who attend will be able to ask questions, connect their children with summer programs and get information on the different services offered by city agencies.
Baltimore leaders gather to address juvenile crime concerns
City State's Attorney Ivan Bates began by saying, "We are going to talk about something we all care about - juveniles." "We can spend all night bashing DJS, but where is that going to get us," he continued.
2020 Double Murderer Found Guilty, Criminally Responsible
At the end of his bench trial on June 9, Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29, testified about his history of mental illness in an unsuccessful attempt to prove himself not criminally responsible for the double murder of two women in 2020. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert presided over the hearing.
Man sentenced to life for killing former Loyola basketball star
In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates called the killing “exceedingly cruel and brutal” and said he hopes the life sentence “brings a measure of justice for the senseless and tragic loss” of Barney.
Ivan Bates: Successful public safety begins and ends with a collaborative approach | GUEST COMMENTARY -
Over the past two years, Baltimore City has witnessed over 5,000 felony cases charged and closed, more than 1,700 repeat, violent offenders put behind bars with a sentence of five years without the possibility of parole, and nearly 300 individuals convicted of murder. Over three years, we have seen 355 individuals prosecuted through the mayor’s Gun Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS), and 201 offered services instead of prosecution.
Baltimore man sentenced to life for July 2024 murder, says state's attorney
Repeat offender, Leon Spencer, has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 50 years suspended, for the first-degree murder of John Parrish and illegal possession of a firearm.
Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Counts, Burglary, Following Halloween Break-ins
On Oct. 31,2024, Halloween, Ranson, reportedly under the influence of opioids and brandishing two handguns, broke into several homes on the 1500 block of Montpelier Street. The owner of one of the homes Ranson violated called the police, who found him lying in the street and bleeding. He was later admitted to the hospital.
Credit Bates for Curbing City Violence - Reader Commentary
Bates’ quiet toughness is the reason that Baltimore has enjoyed whatever downturn in homicides and other violent crimes has occurred despite Mayor Brandon Scott and his team taking credit, as the improvement correlates perfectly with Bates’ assumption of office and communication of his new seriousness in prosecuting crime.
As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder
The prosecution asked Judge Taylor for a sentence of life in prison, suspending all but 30 years. They argued the harsh sentence would serve as a “deterrent, a punishment and a message” to Evans.